Combined quiver and sheath



P 1951 R. T. ZACCARD COMBINED QUIVER AND SHEATH Filed April 4, 1950 INVENTOR RAYMOND T. ZACC-AD-D ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 4, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINED QUIVER AND 'SHEATH Raymond T. Zaccard, Chicago, 111.

Application April 4, 1950,"Seria.1 No. 153,891

3 Claims. 1 This invention relates to a quiver, and more particularly toa quiver having sheaths for the broadheads of arrows to be contained within the quiver.

Itis an object of this invention to provide a novel quiver, of the kind to be more particularly described hereinafter, having a plurality of sheaths carried thereby for engagement over the broadheads or points of arrows to be contained within the quiver, the sheaths being supported in the quiver for extension therefrom to engage the points of the arrows therein, and being retained within, the quiver thereafter for withdrawing the arrows from both the sheaths and the quiver, thepoints of the arrows being removable from the sheaths upon withdrawing the arrows from the quiver.

Another object of this invention is to provide a quiver having sheaths extensibly engaged therein in such a manner that the sheathsrnay be stripped from the broadheads of the arrows upon removal of the arrows from the quiver.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a quiver of this kind having a cordconnecting the sheaths tothe quiver, the cord being of a length for suitably extending the sheaths from the quiver to initially engage the broadheads of the arrows therein, the cord being thereafter shortened in its length for retaining the sheaths within the quiver, so that upon slidable removal of the arrows from the quiver, the broadheads will be slidably removed from the sheaths.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction, disclosed in the drawings and. specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away and partly in section, of a quiver. formed according to an embodiment of my invention, the

sheaths being shown as secured in the bottom end of the quiver, to be retained therein upon removal of the arrows from the quiver;

Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly broken away and partly in section, showing the sheaths in their extended position from the quiver;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the sheaths removed from the assembly;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the sheath shown in Figure 3 of the drawings taken substantially on the line i& of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral ll] designates generally a quiver arrangement formed according to an embodiment of my invention, for

selectively securing the sheaths H engageable about the broadheads or points of the arrows 12, in such a manner that the sheaths may be extended from the quiver it at such times when it is desired to engage the sheaths about the broadheads or points l3 ofthe arrows, and ,for retaining the sheaths H within the quiver after the arrows have been engaged therein for retaining the sheaths within the quiver upon removal of the arrows from boththe sheaths and the quiver.

The quiver i4 is [ormedin a substantially conventional manner, havinga substantially tubular body it open atone end and closed at the bottom end by a bottom closure or wall 17, as clearly noted in Figure 2 of the drawings. A conventional type of supporting strap I8 is fixedly carriedby one side of the quiver lt for retaining the quiver on the shoulder of the hunter or marksman using the combined device I!) of this invention.

A plurality of sheaths l l are adapted to be engaged within the quiver Hi, the sheaths [I being slidably engaged. in the quiver for sliding movementalon-g the lengththereof from the upper open end Iii to the bottom, closed end [1.

Each of the sheaths l is formed of a substantially triangular sheet-of leather, fabric or other suitable flexible material having a pair of side walls as and 2! formed from a single sheet of material secured along one side edge thereof by stitching 22, as clearly noted in Figure 3 of the drawings. the sheaths i! are adapted to be slidably engaged, as a cover member, over the broadheads or points i3 on one end of eachof the arrows [2.

The plurality of sheaths I I are connected to the quiver i4 by-a suitable, elongated, ,flexibleconnecting. member 24 which may be in the form of a cord or other suitable, flexible member. The cord 2 3, or connecting member, isof a length substantially the same as the length of the quiver l4, and a plurality ofconnecting elements 25 are connected to, as by tying and the like, one end of the flexible member 24 and engage the tips or apexes 26 of the respective sheaths H. The length of the connecting cords or members 25 is such that upon extension of the connecting member 24 longitudinally of the axis of the quiver 14, as noted in Figure 2 of the drawings, the combined length of the connecting member 24 and connecting elements 25 will provide for the extension of the sheaths l I a short distance out of the upper, open end of the quiver M.

The lower end of the connecting member or cord 24 is loosely engaged through a central aperture or opening 2'! in the bottom wall I1 and looped thereabout for engagement upwardly from below the bottom surface of the bottom wall I! into the quiver I4 through a second aperture 28 adjacent the central aperture 21 and on one side of the bottom wall H. A knot 29 may be formed in the lower end of the cord or connecting member 2 within the quiver I4 for retaining the cord 24 in its position in the quiver in all of the relative positions of the sheaths II. The short length or stretch of cord 30 between the apertures 27 and 28 in the extended condition of the connecting member 24 provides a portion of the connecting member which may be engaged by the hunter when it is desired to retract the sheaths H and connecting member 24 into the quiver [4 to the position clearly noted in Figure 1 of the drawings.

In the use andoperation of the combination I described above, the sheaths II are initially extended from the quiver I 4 in the manner clearly' shown in Figure 2 of the drawings with the connecting member 24 in its fully extended position. The broadheads or points I3 of each of the arrows I2 to be contained within the quiver I4 are initially engaged in the respective sheaths I I and then the arrows, bearing the sheaths II, are engaged into the quiver M with the broadheads or points at the lower end of the quiver overlying the bottom wall ll in the manner clearly noted in Figure 1 of the drawings. The connecting member or cord 24 is then. drawn out of the central aperture 2'! and extended beyond the lower or bottom wall I l of the quiver where it may be tied in a bow or knot for retaining the sheaths II in the lower end of the quiver. Upon withdrawal of the arrows I2 from the quiver M for use, each of the sheaths I may extend upwardly into the quiver I4 a short distance, the distance of the connecting elements 25, whereupon the upward movement of the sheaths will be stopped andthe arrows I 2 may be further withdrawn from the quiver I4 and the sheaths I I. The knot 3|, formed by the connection of the flexible connecting elements 25 to the cord 24, will limit the downward withdrawal of the connecting member 24 through the bottom wall I? of the quiver, so that in the fully retracted position of the sheaths I I, they will be provided with a slight freedom of movement depending upon the length of the con necting elements 25.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a quiver open at one end and closed at the other end for retaining therein a plurality of pointed arrows, of a plurality of sheaths each engageable over the pointed end of the arrows to be contained within the quiver, an elongated flexible connecting mem- (ill her secured at one end to the quiver and at the other end to said sheaths, said sheaths being extensible from the open end of the quiver for ini= tially receiving the points of the arrows to be engaged in the quiver, said flexible member extending through a central opening in the closed end of the quiver to be withdrawn therefrom for retracting the sheaths and arrows within the quiver, said flexible member being foldable into a knot outwardly of said closed end for retaining said sheaths in the quiver upon sliding of the arrow points from the sheaths.

2. The combination with a quiver open at one end and closed at the other end for retaining therein a plurality of pointed arrows, of a plurality of sheaths each engageable over the pointed end of the arrows to be contained within the quiver, an elongated flexible member secured at one end to the quiver, flexible elements connected between the other end of said flexible member and each of said sheaths, said sheaths being extensible from the open end of the quiver for initiall receiving the points of the arrows to be en gaged in the quiver, said flexible member extending through a central opening in the closed end of the quiver to be withdrawn therefrom for retracting the sheaths and arrows within the quiver, said flexible member being foldable into a knot outwardly of said closed end for retaining said sheaths in the quiver upon sliding of the arrow points from the sheaths.

3. The combination with 'a quiver open at one end and closed at the other end for receiving therein a plurality of pointed arrows, of a p1u rality of substantially conical sheaths each engageable over the pointed end of the arrows to be contained within the quiver, an elongated flexible member secured at one end to the quiver, flexible elements connected between the other end of said'flexible member and the tip of each of said sheaths, said sheaths being extensible from the open end of the quiver for initially receiving the points of the arrows to be engaged in the quiver, said flexible member extending through a central opening in the closed end of the quiver to be withdrawn therefrom for retracting the sheaths and arrows within the quiver, said flexible member being foldable into a knot outwardly of said closed end for retaining said sheaths in the quiver upon sliding of the arrow points from.

the sheaths.

RAYMOND T. ZACCARD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,957,577 Chapman May 8, 1934 2,464,068 Bear Mar. 8, 1949 2,464,101 Schoenike Mar. 8, 1949 

